Dostoevsky makes clear in the novel's final scene, when the youths gather to cheer Alyosha as if he were their savior, that he is a true icon of Christ, a man through whom the invisible light of eternity brightly shines. (firstthings.com)
Though all the world chases after riches and entertainment and fame and glory and popularity, true followers of Christ know that such things are empty and meaningless in light of eternity. (redeeminggod.com)
The New Testament tells us to focus on eyes on Jesus (Heb 12:2); and to have that eternal perspective where we know that this world is not our home and that all we do should be done in the light of eternity. (redeeminggod.com)